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Hi Larry, hope all is well with you and yours. I just want to pick your brain for a little bit. This little baby just weaned off mom they are still located in the same ranch. They put the 6 now 7month old next to this older horse. This older horse hates everybody I mean no matter what ear back looks like if she got near you she take a peace of you. but you know those old mare they buffalo every person. So my question, would you stick you newly wined baby next to this old grumpy brat. Young horse are very influenced I think its going to rub off on her. What do you think.. now mind you this horse is well taking care of. I have never seen anybody ride her or for that matter walk her. I have been taking some time with her just to show not all humans are bad. the older horse. the young one, its so great when they just want to check you out. nobody’s mess with them..

The grumpy old mare you described above isn’t aggressive toward people because she was mistreated… she acts that way because she doesn’t “respect” people and thinks she can push them around. So trying to show her not all people are bad, is not going to work. And may even get you hurt.

And yes, if the baby isn’t handled properly, it will become aggressive too.
The fact you asked this question, makes me think you are inexperienced concerning horse behavior.
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Thanks, I do know what you mean about letting horses get away with bad behavior. My concern was the young horse. I do have some experience in this bad behavior, a friend of my sister, ask me to ride there horse,they couldn’t get near her she ran everyone out the pin, her own owner could not catch, they allowed her to be in a pasture with 4 other horses. So she obviously was in a establish herd with a pecker order. All I did is I told the owner don;t get mad, of what I may have to do . So I pick up a rock and said if she charges I going to peal her between the eye’s. she agreed make a long story short. I caught her and the minute the rope was put over her weathers she acting like the well trained horse she was. I went on to win on her in many different events from team pinning to barrel racing. I just was thinking of the young horse starting bad behavior watching it right next to her. Thanks again Larry

You make a good point, Mary.
And to tell you the truth… that would be a tough prediction to make.
I would say, it is definitely “possible” the colt could learn this bad behavior from the horse right next to it.
Then again, it might not.
I would say, go with your gut concerning this situation.
If you are worried about it, ask to move the horse.

Thank you for your input, you always wounder how people view different things. I appreciate you taking the time. I am so interested in your 1 month tune up. it sounds great. I will be calling. Sincerely Mary

I have followed Larry Trocha for a lot of Years and recommend His training methods His Videos explain things that make it real easy to follow. I am 65 Years old and have owned and trained horse’s here in Canada all My life and still find watching Larry and reading His informative letter’s there is always something to learn. A tried and true kind of Gentleman Larry Trocha

Larry this is on lameness couldn’t find another place for this I’m not sure I’m completely right on this but feeding grain to early I think can cause some lameness also bad showing and putting to much pressure on to young a colt when they r yr to yr half old that’s just my thoughts